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Repair / Help Forum => Repair / Help => Topic started by: Roger Kidder on March 29, 2016, 03:24:04 PM

Title: Vintage Parts
Post by: Roger Kidder on March 29, 2016, 03:24:04 PM

Hey-ho, y'all!

I'm an FNG on this forum and this is my first inquiry for help.

So I have been refurbishing the Guild "The New Englander Stereophonic HiFi" from 1960. All is going well but I have determined that the Treble pot needs to be replaced; it's dropping out on the right channel unless I manage to get the shaft on the "sweet spot". Further testing ruled out everything but the pot. In any case, the pot is ganged with a 2" shaft and my search online has revealed very little information about the availability of replacements. Would anyone here know of a reliable resource for vintage electronic parts? I would settle for some place to cross reference the pot's model number to one that is available. Any ideas? Thanks for your indulgence.

Title: Re: Vintage Parts
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on March 29, 2016, 07:48:06 PM

Have you first tried cleaning the pot with DeOxit?   I usually only replace a pot if the shaft is completely seized.

Title: Re: Vintage Parts
Post by: Kingman on March 29, 2016, 08:22:26 PM

Welcome to the forum Roger! Post some pics of your system please!

Title: Re: Vintage Parts
Post by: ataudio on March 29, 2016, 08:35:52 PM

Deoxit and fader lube....def +1 on that recommendation!

Title: Re: Vintage Parts
Post by: F1nut on March 30, 2016, 02:34:22 AM

There are a lot of treble potentiometers out there. To help find the proper replacement you need to know what the proper ohm value is and if it has a center detent. Your current pot should have the ohm value marked on it.